Principal Investigator(s):United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Summary:

The Employment Summary Statistics dataset is part of the
Census of Governments, a complete enumeration of United States
governmental units undertaken every five years. This data collection
contains the October, 1982 employment and payroll figures for the
governments. Data for full- and part-time employment and payrolls are
shown for such functions as administration, education, corrections,
police, fire protection, utilities, health, public welfare, parks,
libraries, sanitation, hig... (more info)

The Employment Summary Statistics dataset is part of the
Census of Governments, a complete enumeration of United States
governmental units undertaken every five years. This data collection
contains the October, 1982 employment and payroll figures for the
governments. Data for full- and part-time employment and payrolls are
shown for such functions as administration, education, corrections,
police, fire protection, utilities, health, public welfare, parks,
libraries, sanitation, highways, and transit. Data are also provided
for labor-management relations, employee organizations, employee
benefits, and unemployment, health, and life insurance. There are four
files in this collection. File A provides detailed statistics for each
state and local government, File B has the data for local governmental
units aggregated by county, and File C has national and state summaries
for the following types of governments: (1) State and Local Government
Total, (2) State Government, (3) Local Government, (4) Local
Governments in SMSA's, (5) Counties, (6) Municipalities, (7) Townships,
(8) School Districts, and (9) Special Districts. In addition, the Name
and Address File contains name, address, and corresponding government
identification code for all of the local governmental units.

Study Description

Citation

U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. CENSUS OF GOVERNMENTS, 1982: EMPLOYMENT SUMMARY STATISTICS. Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census [producer], 1985. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1985. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08395.v1